HANOI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam's central region has risen to 98, with 10 others still missing, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said in a report on Wednesday.
More than 2,000 houses were damaged and 426 others collapsed, according to the report.
The floods submerged over 51,800 hectares of rice and other crops, and killed or swept away more than 920,800 poultry and livestock.
The economic losses are estimated at over 14.3 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 570 million U.S. dollars), the authority said. ■
